Rockstar Games have announced the release date for Grand Theft Auto Iv, which was delayed in August of last year.

Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game will be available in stores worldwide on April 29th. The release date is the last Tuesday in April which indicates that the company wants to take as much time as possible to polish the game. Previously, the release date had been pegged as late April. In announcing the date today the company also released one new piece of artwork of Niko Bellic, which appears to the right.

"We are so excited to be releasing Grand Theft Auto IV. We've pushed ourselves very hard to make something incredible and hope the game sets a new benchmark for interactive entertainment."-- Sam Houser, Executive Producer, Rockstar Games